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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Complete Piano Works Michael Endres (piano) [ Oehms Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] The German/New Zealand Pianist Michael Endres has been described by Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe as, "…one of the most interesting pianists recording today " and by British Gramophone Magazine "…he is an outstanding Schubert Interpreter ". |
MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: Suite in D for the Birthday of Prince Charles / Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / London Symphony Orchestra / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jul/2006 ] *** 'The Concerto for Double String Orchestra receives a performance more sumptuous and warm-hearted than any before on record ... the recording is outstanding' Penguin Guide |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY / PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY
Galina Vishnevskaya sings Russian Songs Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) & Mstislav Rostropovich (piano) [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "Intensity is the keynote of these performances. Mme. Vishnevskaya has a rich dramatic voice of characteristically Slavonic timbre, highly charged emotionally..she is invaluably aided by accompaniments of infinite sensibility by her husband" Gramopho |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: 24 Minuets Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 27/Jul/2005 ] "An essential addition to any collection of his orchestral music." (10/10 for performance and sound quality ClassicsToday.com) |
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NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Op 35 (rec 1954) / Le Coq d'Or [The Golden Cockerel] Suite Pierre Nerini (violin) / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] While Ansermet's stereo Suisse Romande recording of Scheherazade is well-known and has been frequently reissued, his early (1954) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra recording of this piece is a relative rarity and here receives its first CD outing on... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Favourite Piano Sonatas (incls "Moonlight") Radu Lupu (piano) [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 5/Mar/2000 ] "full of absorbing and inspired pianism" (Classics Today) |
STRAUSS / CHOPIN / DELIBES / SHOSTAKOVICH / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
50 X Waltz Various performers from the vast Decca catalogue [ Decca / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2014 ] Famous Waltzes By Johann Strauss II, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Delibes, Chopin, Waldteufel, Berlioz, Lehar and others. |
PURCELL
Songs of Welcome and Farewell Tragicomedia [ Teldec Warner Classics Das Alte Werk / CD - released 26/Oct/2009 ] Tragicomedia |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Trio Op 1, No 3 (with Brahms - Piano Trio in C) Turnovsky Trio [ Trust / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ] The debut album by the Turnovsky Trio! |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Lieder und Klavierstucke (melodies and pieces for the piano) Werner Gura (tenor) Christoph Berner (pianoforte) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] These songs by Mozart accompanied the events of his life like illustrations in a picture-book - from the departure of a close friend to a meeting of his Masonic Lodge. After their highly personal exploration of the Romantic lied, Werner Güra and... |
PIERRE RODE
Rode: Violin Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 6 Friedemann Eichhorn (violin) / Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicolás Pasquet [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "These three concertos, all first recordings, are minor masterpieces of their time and place. Though highly taxing for the soloist - even if Friedemann Eichhorn does not let it show - they are hugely entertaining and satisfying for the listener."... |
GARETH FARR
Farr: Horizon: Piano Music Henry Wong Doe (piano) [ Morrison Trust New Zealand / CD - released 10/Aug/2012 ] Horizon showcases the vibrant and beautiful piano music of Gareth Farr. From the exotic sonorities of Indonesian gamelan to the more impressionistic influence of Olivier Messiaen, with echoes of Prokofiev and Shostakovich, this recording reveals... |
FRANZ ANTON HOFFMEISTER / BEETHOVEN
Duos for Violin & cello John Mills (violin) & Bozidar Vukotic (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] Anton Hoffmeister was active in Vienna both as a composer and a publisher, becoming closely associated with Mozart and including works by Beethoven amongst his editions. The combination of violin and cello had its appeal for the amateur market,... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quartet No.15 in G Major D887 New Zealand String Quartet [ Trust / CD - released 18/Nov/2013 ] New Zealand String Quartet: Schubert represents a milestone in the Quartet's career of over 25 years with a recording of Franz Schubert's masterpiece, String Quartet in G Major, D.887. As Schubert's final and most epic string quartet, it is essential... |
DAVID FARQUHAR
Farquhar: Three Symphonies New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Kenneth Young [ Trust / CD - released 18/May/2004 ] "Trust Records have released what must be one of the most eagerly anticipated CDs of the year and deserve a collective medal for allowing us to have David Farquhar's three symphonies at our fingertips." (William Dart NZ Herald) |
PSATHAS / KELLY / NORRIS / AXTENS / FARR / GRENFELL
Spark The New Zealand Trio [ Trust / CD - released 15/Nov/2005 ] The brightest new stars in the firmament of New Zealand chamber music, The New Zealand Trio here make their debut recording with a programme of works they have made their own in concerts throughout New Zealand and overseas. |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Orchestral Works Volume 4 - Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien / etc Orchestre National de Lyon. Jun Markl [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "Märkl is a master Debussyan, who captures the magical half-lights of these scores with a rare instinct for colour and texture." Classic FM Magazine, November 2010 ***** |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Herbert Howells Organ Music Robert Costin (organ) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 4/Aug/2006 ] "The recording is very good, at times outstandingly so...this is an excellent disc which would make a very good introduction to Howells's organ music." International Record Review, March 2007 |
HOWARD HANSON
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor Op. 21 "Nordic" / Lament for Beowulf Op. 25 Seattle Symphony and Chorale, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "Both the playing and recording are beyond reproach, the climactic moments growing majestically in this warm, sympathetic acoustic." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb April 2012) |
HANDEL / BLOW / BOYCE
Music for St Paul's St Paul's Cathedral Choir, The Parley of Instruments, John Scott (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "Invigorating and uplifting, this is a disc to raise the lowest and most jaded of spirits" Fanfare |
